Hollywood A lister Tom Hardy gatecrashed the 30th birthday party of a Denbighshire fan.

Hardy is currently filming the BBC gangster series Peaky Blinders in Liverpool alongside the Irish actor Cillian Murphy.

Michael Cattell, who lives in Prestatyn, was celebrating his birthday with his family at the swanky Laurent Perrier suite at the Shankly Hotel in Liverpool last Thursday, when they heard a knock on the door.

Michael’s mother Marie said when she saw Tom Hardy walk into their suite she had no idea who he was.

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“I didn’t have a clue, and as he was walking in with his dog I was about to tell him that dog’s weren’t allowed in the hotel,” said Marie, who lives in Rhos on Sea.

“But my son Michael just stood up and flung his arms around him, as he’s a big fan.